Inspectors: Motorcycle in Indian Grill Cooler Entrance; Mold at Sushi Para

Patch examined some of this winter's food inspection reports in Lincoln Park.

Information, which includes all inspections between Feb. 7 to Feb. 20, has been compiled using publicly available data published to the website of the Chicago Department of Public Health's Food Protection Program.

Businesses can pass, pass with conditions or fail using a standardized procedure. Establishments that pass don't have any critical or serious violations. Those that receive "pass with conditions" had serious violations, but they were corrected during the inspection. Failed establishments had serious violations that weren't correctable during the inspection. A fail rating does not mean the business's license is automatically suspended.

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Topo Gigio Ristorante, 1514-1516 N. Wells St.

Inspection date: Feb. 7, 2013
Results: Pass.
Comments: Inspectors asked that bulk food and large spice containers be properly labeled. Employees were also told to clean the meat slicer and stop reusing single-use utensils. "Clean food containers stored on floor, instructed to store clean utensils off floor," the report said. Large bread bags were also stored on the floor, the report says. Several other minor violations were also listed.

Kanela, 1552 N. Wells St.

Inspection date: Feb. 7, 2013
Results: Pass.
Comments: The ceiling above the ice maker was in poor shape, inspectors said, asking that cracks and old dusty panels be remedied. They also asked that there be complete separation between the restaurant and adjacent living spaces.

Indian Grill, 2558 N. Clark St.

Inspection date: Feb. 13, 2013
Results: Pass.
Comments: About 7 pounds of pre-cooked samosas, 4 pounds of cooked chicken and 2 pounds of cooked potato were discarded after inspectors found them being stored at improper temperatures, according to the report. There was no soap or towels at a kitchen hand sink. Employees were asked to not reuse single-use utensils or use plastic garbage bas for storage in coolers or freezers. A motorcycle was found being stored at the entrance to both walk-in coolers, according to the report. Several other violations were also listed.

Sushi Para Too, 2256 N. Clark St.

Inspection date: Feb. 13, 2013
Results: Pass with conditions.
Comments: Inspectors found two coolers that they said were not able to maintain proper temperatures. Four dozen eggs, 1 pound battered shrimp and 9 pounds of tofu were discarded, according to the report. Inspectors asked employees to remove "blackened, moldy caulking around exposed hand sink" in a sushi prep area. They were told to not use cardboard as a shelf liners and to clean cooks' line equipment of excessive frees. A few other areas were also identified for cleaning and a severe leak in the men's washroom had been repaired using plastic wrap.

Kumas Too, 666 W. Diversey Parkway

Inspection date: Feb. 14, 2013
Results: Pass.
Comments: Employees were asked to clean a panel inside an ice machine; provide stoppers for a bar compartment sink; add a lid to the ice bin; place thermometers in a "conspicuous" location in all coolers; and ensure plumbing was up to code. 

The Squared Circle, 2418 N. Ashland St.

Inspection date: Feb. 14, 2013
Results: Fail.
Comments: No comments are listed in the report.

Fatty's Burgers and More, 2665 N. Clark St.

Inspection date: Feb. 15, 2013
Results: Fail.
Comments: During a Feb. 15 inspection, food was being stored at improper temperatures, according to the report. A splash guard needed to be installed at the right of an exposed hand sink and a wall-mounted knife holder was installed using Duct tape. Inspectors asked that employees provide three stoppers for three-compartment sink and clean the wall mounted fry slicer of "encrusted food debris." All violations were corrected for a Feb. 22 inspection, according to the report.

Pizzeria da Nella, 1441-1445 W Fullerton Ave.

Inspection date: Feb. 19, 2013
Results: Pass with conditions.
Comments: There were no paper towels at one hand sink and no paper towels or soap at another hand sink. A certified food manager as not present while "potentially hazardous food" was being prepared. The most recent inspection report was not visible to customers, inspectors said. They also "observed evidence of smoking inside the premises. Dirty ashtray found with 14 cigarette butts on a table next to toilet in the basement employee washroom." Several other violations were also listed.